Leap of Faith
One of the first things the Bush administration did in regards to the ISS was to cut its budget by $75 million and eliminate the Crew Return Vehicle, thereby limiting the size of the crew to three instead of seven. At the time there were a multitude of complaints, most centering around the fact that with the amount of "chores" required to maintain a space habitat, three people would not have the time to perform the experiments that were the whole point of having the station.
And now about cutting the crew to two. With just the right mixture of sadness and determination (guaranteed to tug the heartstrings of America), he proclaimed to us: "The cause in which they died will continue. Mankind is led into the darkness beyond our world by the inspiration of discovery and the longing to understand. Our journey into space will go on."
To steal a phrase from my mother,
asics calzado, what a crock of yak butter. I didn believe it then and now here the proof.
Our journey into space can stop with going around in circles only a few miles up. By reducing the crew of the ISS to two, it effectively becomes exactly what the Bush admin wants you to believe nothing but a black hole for cash. With no experiments being performed, the government will simply have to cut the ISS budget completely. They will cite the cost of maintaining it, then explain in detail exactly how it is failing to provide what it claimed it would. Failing to mention, of course,
asics zapatillas, that it was their own actions that clipped NASA wings. Then they will trot out the old propaganda machine and convince you that the money from the ISS will go to feeding starving children somewhere certainly NOT into missiles or other weapons. I have no idea who thought it up, but I trust they won be too put out if some friends and I decide to show up to their activities dressed thematically.
Actually, I not going to any homecoming activities this year. I was slightly interested in the bonfire until I found out that it comes sans stake. When they said Kappa Delta was sponsoring,
asics baratas, I thought they meant providing victims. Come to find out, we not allowed to burn ANYONE, so I don forsee it being much fun. Also, I going home Friday so I be missing both hockey games, which kind of sucks. Toodles!
One day it this, one day it that. Mutually exclusive statements, issued within days of each other. One made my heart leap, the other brought it crashing back down. How can I possibly know which one is true And how much of myself am I willing to risk to find out chocolate seems to have magical powers of healing. Are these documented Is there a Surgeon General recommendation on hot chocolate packages, because if there isn there should be. It does wonders, honestly. Kat assures me we get our money. I don doubt it. I actually did well on the hydraulics test from last week, although skipping another class to study for hydraulics is now coming home to roost. The boat still looks good, and for most of today sanity was maintained.
I heading up to Tennessee this weekend. Home is where I understand things and everything fits into its own definition, with very little fuss. My parents seem to be looking forward to having me home for a little while and it will be nice to just relax and enjoy their company.
current music : Up Your Mind Theory of a Deadman
So it took the equivalent of a baseball bat between the eyes, but I think things are on the up and up for now. Call it a moment of clarity, if you will. I promise it not solely caffiene induced.
Tori Amos kicked much ass Saturday night. The concert was wonderful and I am now completely sold on her new album.
And remember, kids. No matter how bad your day is going, it probably not as bad as having a .
Although when all was said and done, it was really the moose as had the worst time of it.
Apparently there an Engineering Banquet today in the UC at 11. I think I might have heard something about it two weeks ago, but I don think it was ever officially declared. Oh well. I probably wouldn have gone anyway. The only attraction would have been the free food.
For some reason there hardly anyone at work today. I got a little to do for the morning, but since my boss isn here, he can sign off on anything else for me. I just might end up skipping out of work early if nothing else comes my way.
Funny how it can be so beautiful during the week and then pour down rain on the weekend. Not that being cooped up inside can be so terribly bad. : )
current music : thing gravity kills
snicker This is just too funny not to comment on. What kind of person has to have someone "manage" their blog while they out of town Apparently someone out there. I not kidding! I accidentally read it in Jeff friends list while searching for intelligent people blogs. Some chick is managing her friend LJ while the friend is out of town. shakes head sadly Now that is what we call seriously damaged. If I ever start thinking that you, my beloved readers,
new balance madrid, will pine if you don have something to read on my blog EVERY SINGLE DAY, please, put me out of your misery.
Okay, enough mocking the silly people. As of yesterday, everything is finally finished! The canoe report, the annual report, the water quality presentations, the water quality test, our conceptual design,
botas timberland, and last,
zapatos timberland, not least, the hydraulics test yesterday. Everything is done and I suddenly have three days in which nothing HAS to be done.
I honestly don know what to do with myself.
On another happy note, Todd back in town. Already he bored off his ass at work, but I threatened to bite viciously anyone who tries to send him away again any time soon. And I will too. I hate it when he gone. Grr.
Jen,
comprar zapatillas asics, thanks for calling last night! hug I doing much better now, so you don have to worry about testifying in court or anything. It was good to hear from you, though. Barbara seems to think our group did really well. I take her word for it. It sure as hell didn feel that way. Our paper looks pretty good, but I got the feeling that the faculty present didn really like our presentation. Or maybe it was just that they didn like Josh. That could be it,
timberland ropa, since he managed to single handedly alienate every consultant he spoken with. Either way, it wasn exactly unmitigated hell,
asics oferta, but it wasn a very comfortable experience. I hate that one day Gopu tells us that we can do something, then the next asks us why we didn "Because you bloody well told us not to, that why!" Feh. At least it over.
Now all I have left is my Hydraulics test tomorrow and I (relatively) home free! Hopefully Todd will call and tell me that he coming home tomorrow! Yeah, that would definitely improve my week. ; )
Ever wonder how much one person can take I pretty close to finding out. I have the distinct feeling that if just one more thing goes wrong,
asics padel, I going lose it. I don think I ever been more thankful than I was tonight when I realized that it would be Amiee busting her ass as project manager for our Senior Design presentation tomorrow.
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